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Compare bus and flight for Dortmund to Bilbao
Omio recommends booking the flight as it is the most popular option from Dortmund to Bilbao among Omio's users. If you are prioritising price, take the bus, with an average ticket price of $161 For those with little time, consider booking a flight, which has an average total journey time of 5h 30m. Average ticket prices depend on the travel mode: a bus costs an average of $161, while a flight costs an average of $550.
Distance: 747 miles (1203 km)
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Most popular Flight | Bus | Driving |
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$550 Average price | $161 Average price Cheapest | $434 Average price (fuel + tolls) |
5h 30m Average total duration Fastest 3h 30m Onboard + 2h 0m Additional time* | 23h 0m Average total duration 22h 30m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 16h 40m Average total duration (door-to-door) |
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This is compared to other travel options from Dortmund to Bilbao:
A bus is $390 less than a flight for this route with tickets for a flight from Dortmund to Bilbao costing on average $550.
Other travel options to Bilbao take longer:
Bus takes on average 23h 0m.
You'll arrive about 13h 10m sooner (3h 30m by flight vs 16h 40m by car). Tickets start at around $550 compared to roughly $434 in fuel and tolls — a bit more, but you get time back and avoid a long drive.
Driving makes more sense if you're travelling as a group, want flexibility on timing, or plan to stop en route.
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How to get from Dortmund to Bilbao by train, bus or flight.
Our recommendation
The best way to travel from Dortmund to Bilbao is by taking a bus because it’s the best combination of price and speed.
11:27 AM26h38Dortmund2:05 PMBilbao$581One-way0 transfers
Cheapest
- 11:27 AM26h38Dortmund2:05 PMBilbao$581One-way0 transfers
Fastest
- 12:15 AM23h55Dortmund12:10 AMBilbao$1241One-way0 transfers
Other options
- 8:15 PM33h10Dortmund5:25 AMBilbao$741One-way0 transfers
- 12:55 PM25h10Dortmund2:05 PMBilbao$871One-way0 transfers
- 10:27 AM26h38Dortmund1:05 PMBilbao$921One-way0 transfers
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This is compared to other travel options from Dortmund to Bilbao:
A bus is $390 less than a flight for this route with tickets for a flight from Dortmund to Bilbao costing on average $550.
Other travel options to Bilbao take longer:
Bus takes on average 23h 0m.
- Around 39 flights per day.
- Around 5 buses per day.
However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your route between Dortmund and Bilbao as scheduled services by bus and flight can vary by season or day of the week.
- Flights mostly depart from Dusseldorf Airport and arrive in Bilbao Airport.
- Buses mostly depart from Dortmund, ZOB am Hbf and arrive in Bilbao, Calle Luis Briñas / Basurtuko Kaputxinoen kalea.
- Travel with KLM Cityhopper, CitizenPlane, Brussels Airlines, Eurowings, Lufthansa City Airlines, Air France, KLM, Austrian Airlines, Lufthansa, Vueling, Air Baltic, GetJet Airlines, Edelweiss Air, Iberia to go to Bilbao by flight.
- Travel with FlixBus, BlaBlaCar Bus to go to Bilbao by bus.
- 1 direct flights per day with Eurowings.
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